Route The Tamar Valley Line - Plymouth To Gunnislake Set In 1984

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  1. MrSouthernDriver

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    The Tamar Valley Line is a 14 Mile Railway Line Running From The City Of Plymouth In Devon to Gunnislake, A Village Situated In Cornwall On The Border With Devon
    A Majority Of the Route is Running Alongside the River Tamar, Like Most Of the Railways In Devon And Cornwall, The Route is Unelectrified And Run By Diesel Traction
    The Route up to St Budeaux is Running Along the Cornish Mainline, then At St Budeaux Jn, Breaks off into single track



    The Rolling Stock

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    The Class 118 Was A 1st Gen DMU Built By Birmingham Railway Carriage And Wagon Company (BRCW), Introduced In 1960, From 1960 to 1994, 15 of these Units Were built and used on services in the West Country, they were a Licence Built Version Of the Class 116


    The Stations



    Plymouth

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    Plymouth Is Railway Station Serving City Of Plymouth In Devon, it is on the northern end of the City centre, close to the North Cross Roundabout, it is the 2nd Busiest Station In the County Of Devon

    Devonport

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    Devonport is a Station Serving the Devonport Area Of Plymouth, and is on a steep Incline up from Plymouth

    Dockyard


    Dockyard Station is a station Serving the Cities Dockyard, and is along the Cornish mainline, it continues up a steep incline from Plymouth


    Keyham




    Keyham is a station Serving the Suburban Area of Keyham in Plymouth, it is along the Cornish Mainline.





    St Budeaux Ferry And Victoria Road
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    St Budeaux Victoria Road is a station Serving the area of St Budeaux On the Outer Skirts of Plymouth Itself, The Station Is Directly next To St Budeaux Ferry Road, Which is located on the Cornish Mainline, and Provides Connections To The 2 Lines


    Once Leaving St Budeaux Victoria Road, you then go to single track and go under the Tamar Bridge, the Famous Viaduct Which Is the dividing line between Devon And Cornwall, and then run alongside the River Tamar, at a max speed of 50mph

    Bere Ferrers

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    Bere Ferrers is a Station Serving the Village of Bere Ferrers in Devon, this line used to be part of the Southern Mainline Of the Original Exeter to Plymouth Line Via Okehampton And Tavistock


    Bere Alston

    Bere Alston is a station around 10 miles from Plymouth, it serves the village of Bere Alston in Devon, it is where the train reverses into Cornwall

    Calstock

    Calstock station is a station Serving the Village of Calstock In Cornwall, it is situated in the north end of Calstock, and is home to the Famous Calstock Viaduct


    Gunnislake


    Gunnislake is a railway station Serving the Village of Gunnislake in Cornwall, It has connecting buses from here to Tavistock and Gunnislake Town Centre, it is the terminous of the Tamar Valley Line






    ADDITIONAL FEATURES THIS ROUTE COULD OFFER

    - NTP/BPO AI services around Plymouth
    - Mastery At Bere Ferrers for some heritage bits to be shown








    SUGGESTION SUMMARY


    - 14 Mile Route From Plymouth To Gunnislake
    - BR Class 118 DMU
    - Quaint And Branch Line Atmosphere
    - AI NTP/BPO Rolling Stock Around The Plymouth Area









     

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